About the challenge
Are you a beginner coder, or maybe an advanced coder attending your 50th hackathon? Either way, NightHacks is a perfect opportunity to test and build your coding skills while having fun with the community, meeting other coders, and having fun! You have 24 hours to build an original project and present it in front of a panel of judges. NightHacks aims to help build the future generation of computer scientists!
Teams
You are allowed to work in teams, we suggest having max THREE team members. You can go above this, but be aware that the prize money will be split equally.
Get started:
All competitors must complete the following steps to participate:
Register using this google form, https://forms.gle/wkFh1bBioqPjumP68.
Join our Discord server using the following link: https://discord.gg/fPAFNeejVb
Register for NightHacks on Devpost
Schedule
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Opening Ceremony |
12 PM - 12:30 PM |
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Hacking Begins! |
12:30 PM |
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Team Formation in Discord |
12:30 PM - 1 PM |
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Intro to Web Development |
1 PM - 2 PM |
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Intro To Python w/NYU Robotics |
2 PM - 3 PM |
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Entity Component System with Unity w/Denis |
3 PM - 4 PM |
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Game Night in Discord |
11 PM |
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Work on projects and sleep |
11 PM - 8 AM |
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Project Deadline |
12 PM |
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Judging |
12 PM - 3 PM |
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Closing Ceremony + Prizes |
4 PM |
FAQ
Wait, it's called a hackathon, am I going to be doing illegal hacking?!?!?!
- Not at all! The term "hacking" means creating a project with code, hence the term "hackathon"
Requirements
What to Build
Build an awesome coding project, our hackathon is open-ended so build whatever you would like! Perhaps it is something you have a personal connection to or a fun, silly project that makes you laugh, all projects are accepted here at NightHacks!
What to Submit
All participants MUST submit on Devpost, things that must be included are the following:
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Video Demo
- Within the Video you must state the following:
- "Hello, my name/our names are __________ and this is our project (say project name) for NightHacks."
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Description of your project
Failure to provide these required items will result in disqualification.
Any more additional information will be updated here on Devpost and announced on the Discord.
Prizes
Best Advanced Hack
$300 Amazon Gift Card split among the team!
This prize goes toward the team with the project that stood out to our judges and has a high level of complexity. We want to be able to accommodate beginner and advanced coders, so there is an award for both!
Best Beginner Hack
$240 Amazon Gift Card split among the team!
NightHacks promotes beginner coders, so this prize is for the project that we feel fits the judging criteria and is built by beginners!
Popular Vote Hack
$90 split among the team!
NightHacks loves building a community, the popular vote category allows participants to vote for their favorite project!
Best Female Hack Team
$150 split among the team!
NightHacks belives that promoting women in STEM is very important for our community! This prize is for the best project built by a team that consists of ALL girls.
Best Video Game Hack
$150 split among the team!
We all love video games! This prize goes toward the best video game project, it can be made with Unity, Unreal, or even Roblox!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sophia Evans
NightHacks Organizer
Nick Irving
NightHacks Organizer
Vincent Thai
NightHacks Organizer
Yuxin Zeng
NightHacks Organizer
Collin Vo
NightHacks Organizer
Angelina Nguyen
NightHacks Organizer
Keira Evans
NightHacks Organizer
Aarshe Murli
NightHacks Organizer
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
How original was your project? How creative was your project? -
Complexity
How complex was your project? Did you project have effort put into it? -
Design
How did your project look? Was it neat and presented nicely? Was your code neat and written effectively too? -
Impact
How impactful could your idea be?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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